Cultural Adaptation and Reconstruction of the NBA in China: How Localization Strategies Are Achieved Through Online Memes and Celebrity Interactions
Abstract
With the rapid advancement of the Internet, the swift spread of information, and the NBA's continuous efforts to localize its presence in China, the application of global sports IPs to transforming into local cultural phenomena in China. Based on Bourdieu's theory of the art field and intercultural communication theory and explores how the NBA creatively utilizes Chinese internet memes and celebrity interaction strategies to achieve cultural adaptation. Using case analysis and other research methods, Conduct specialized research the study is conducted on the foundation of the cultural industry as a localized research attempt. The NBA has transformed its IP into localized phenomena through a mechanism of "symbolic localization and translation" (such as festival rituals and celebrity memes). The research finds that this process not only reduces the cultural discount, but also creates a cultural dividend, providing a powerful reference and it is also example for localization in multinational cultural industries.
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